The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-22
THE BEAR GROWLS.
The Russian Military Organ on War
Preparations.
Germany and Austria Prime Movers
in the Operation.
Her Frontier Exposed to Bombard-
msDt by Foes.
A Mississippi Lady Robbed and Has
Her Tongue Cut Out.
Renegade Indians Pillaging Arizona
Ranches.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 15.-The off,
cial military Gazette says that owing
to the alarm raised by the Austrian
press in consequence of the transfer of
some Russian cavalry to the Warsaw
district. it is advisable to consider the
military position of Russia and her
western frontier neighbors, in order to
throw light upon the question of who is
really preparing to attack and who is
for defense. During the past five years
peace the effective force of the German
army has been increased sixty-five bat
talions and 384 guns. The German
troops on the Russian frontier have
been increased tWenty-One battalionS
of infantry, twenty-seven batteries of
artillery and fifteen sQuadrons of cav
airy. Since 1878 Germany had built in
the eastern provinces 1850 kilometers
of railroad and there are eleven Ger
troops can be forwarded to the Russian
frontier, and they also have
ten junction stations, where they can
be rapidly thrown out of trains and con-
centrated. Germany has formed first
class fortresseS at Grandong. Austria
has added nine to the twenty three
infantry divisions which formerly con-
stituted her effective and would add
in the event of mobilization of the
army IA Lanweha or Houyd divisions.
The Gale Iron Garrison have been
squadrons of cavaTy and thirteen
batteries of artillery, all provided with
full complement of horses. In the
Austrian districts which might be-
some the theatre of a war with Rus
cha 500 kiiometers of railroad with
four branches have been constructed
since 1878. Six Austrian railways are
available for throwing into Galicia
large bodies of troops who, by means of
new junction stations can be placed in
position on the Russian frontier. Mill
tary huts, depots and stores are being
collected at Cenburg, PrZemysl, Jaws
law, DembitZaw, Rascheff, and the for
treSses at PrZemysl and Cracow have
been converted into camp fortresses.
Russian territory can be bombarded
from Cracow forts. a large quantity
of rolling stock has been accu-
mulated at Cracow adapted
for use on Russian railroads.
All these preparations are meaning
less, except in view of offensive tao
tics, and show that Austria under a
semblance of defence. is at the same
time preparing to invade Russia simil-
taneously with her ally. But what is
Russia doing in view of her neighbor' s
threatening preparations? NothWith-
standing the manifest danger, Russia
considers that a European war would
be terrible misfortune to all man
kind. She was the first who, amid he1
neighbors' feverish ornaments, did
not increase, but decreased her de-
fensive forces. In 1881 and 1882 Rus
STA reduced her peace effective army
nearly 100000 men. True, she
raised it again in consequence of the
Afghan affair and the necessity OF
improving her readiness to mobilize
when her neighbors unremittingly
raised the fighting strength. Never
theless the peace effective force of the
Russian army is 49, 1856 less than il
1881, while her neighbors in same
period have raised their peace effective
rs, 900. Doubtless Russia, in the event
of war, will assemble a mighty army
the concentration of which on the
frontier will be incomparably more
difficult for her than will be that con
centrated by her neighbors of theil
forces at the same place. During the
last ten years 1928 kilometres of rail
road have been constructed in the
western provinces of Russia. In Ger
man and Austrian eastern provinces
during the same period 9 300 kilometre!
ndfO OCOA O1O1OONOL OIO d4C1 vi
which Russia has constructed railroads
is twice as large as that in which hel
neighborS have built such lines.
APPALLING DISASTER IN CHINA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Tht
steamship City of Sydney arrived THU
afternoon from Hong Kong and Yoke
homo. Chinese papers give details Of
a disaster occasioned by the Yellow
river Overlooking its banks in the
province Of Honu, and describe it al
one of the most appalling occurrence:
recent times. The river broke Its
banks on the evening of September %
southwest of the city of Ching Chow
and not only completely inundated
that city, but also ten other populouS
cities. The whole area is now raging
sea, ten to thirty feet deep, where il
| was once denSely populated and ricl
plain. The former bed of the yellow
river is now dry. and the present LAKE
was the bed of the river centuries ago
The loss of life is incalculable, and
that millions of Chinese are homeless
| and starving. Many huts are beins
| erected for them. What it will be il
| two months cannot conceive. Thu
misery is increased owing to the bite
cold weather.
THE MOSCOW UNIVERSITY TROUBLES
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 15.-Th'
Official Messenger, referring to TIT
trouble at Moscow university, says
The lectures of the university wert
suspended in consequence of one of TIT
students having assaulted an inspecto
at the concert. The other STUDENT
sided with the assailant and made ar
rangements for an unauthorized meet
| ing, which, however, was suppressed
Many of the students were arrested
and sent into exile. Fresh trouble wa
caused in Moscow by the report tha'
| two students had died from the effect
of injuries received while the polio.
were engaged in restoring order. De
spite denial of this rumor, the stu
dents absented themselves from theil
classes and ignored the authority o
i the university officials.
FOR CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS.
PARIS, Dec. 15.-The trial of TIM
persons charged with the responsible,
for the fire at the Opera Comique re
suited to-day in the sentence Of n
Carvalho, the manager of the theatre
TO three months imprisonment and t.
pay a fine of 200 francs. Fireman
| Andre was sentenced TO one month
| imprisonment. All the others werI
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